Q: Is 55,615,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,615,600 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 55,615,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 163 200 326 400 652 815 853 1,304 1,630 1,706 2,608 3,260 3,412 4,075 4,265 6,520 6,824 8,150 8,530 13,040 13,648 16,300 17,060 21,325 32,600 34,120 42,650 65,200 68,240 85,300 139,039 170,600 278,078 341,200 556,156 695,195 1,112,312 1,390,390 2,224,624 2,780,780 3,475,975 5,561,560 6,951,950 11,123,120 13,903,900 27,807,800 and 55,615,600, with no remainder.

Since 55,615,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,615,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).